Caterpillar Inc (CAT) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026)

Caterpillar (CAT) posted quarterly Dividends Paid - Common of $703.0 million for Q1 2026, up 4.3% year-over-year from $674.0 million in Q1 2025, and little changed on a QoQ basis from $706.0 million in Q4 2025.

Caterpillar Inc (CAT) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Caterpillar (CAT) has reported Dividends Paid - Common for 18 consecutive years, with $703.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Dividends Paid - Common rose 4.3% year-over-year to $703.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $2.8 billion (up 3.97% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $2.7 billion, up 3.89% from the prior year.
  • Dividends Paid - Common came in at $703.0 million for Q1 2026 at Caterpillar, roughly flat from $706.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Dividends Paid - Common was $707.0 million in Q3 2025, with the low at $592.0 million in Q2 2022.
  • Average Dividends Paid - Common over 5 years is $653.0 million, with a median of $662.0 million recorded in 2023.
  • Across the five-year window, Dividends Paid - Common increased 6.77% in 2023 and rose 2.72% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Dividends Paid - Common stood at $620.0 million in 2022, then climbed by 6.77% to $662.0 million in 2023, then advanced by 2.72% to $680.0 million in 2024, then advanced by 3.82% to $706.0 million in 2025, then retreated by 0.42% to $703.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Dividends Paid - Common over the past three periods registered $703.0 million, $706.0 million, and $707.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 703.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 703.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 706.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 706.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 707.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 707.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 662.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 662.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 674.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 674.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 680.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 680.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 683.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 683.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 635.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 635.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 648.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 648.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 662.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 662.00 Mn